Please check out our newly launched Free-to-Play store when you get a moment!

I wanted to let you all know about some exciting new selection we just launched supported by a new technology.

As of today, Amazon.com will be offering Free to Play and MMO games that you can purchase virtual goods, currencies, and subscriptions for on Amazon.com. These purchases will be delivered directly into your game account. We're calling this new service Game Connect.

Super MNC: Customers who link their Amazon account with a Super MNC account will receive an exclusive Team Spirit Assault Rifle. This weapon for the Assault Pro has a unique, team colored, metal barrel shroud and is only available through Amazon.

Stronghold Kingdoms:Customers who link their Amazon accounts with a Stronghold Kingdoms account will receive a starter pack valued at $10. This pack includes: 10 packs of strategy cards (50 cards), 100 card points, and a 7 day premium token (7 days of Premium).

Shin Megami Tensei: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with a Shin Megami Tensei account will receive a free Incense of Training. By making a purchase of 3,500 Crowns, customers will also receive a voucher (Candle), which is exchangeable for a Heart Candle Necklace. Customers who reach level 20 during the 12 week launch period, they will receive another voucher (Depository Rental Ticket).Rise of Immortals: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with a Rise of Immortals account will receive a free character bundle. This exclusive bundle includes Karapyss and his alternate character skins Scarab and Pirate.

BattleSpace: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with a BattleSpace account will receive 100 honor medals. By making a purchase of 3,500 Crowns, customers will also receive Commander Alya. Customers who reach level 10 before October 6th, will receive an additional 100 honor medals and ship parts set (α x20, β x4, γ x2).

Allods: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with an Allods account will receive an exclusive starter package, valued at $15. This pack includes: 4x Token of the Explorer that can be brought to the Goblin Banker in your faction's capital in exchange for an increase in the size of the customer’s bag or bank deposit box, a Medium Bag of Crystal Chips that, combined with Gold Dust in-game, allow customers to combine/upgrade runes that increase damage/healing, and an Enchanted Saddle that summons a Rank 1 horse mount.

Pirate Galaxy: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with a Pirate Galaxy account will receive a Rapid Tank Starter Ship and 1,500 Energy to fuel the best items available.

Fiesta: Customers who purchase SparkCash to use in Fiesta will receive a 30-day swift and mighty Dark Pegasus Mount.

8BitMMO: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with an 8BitMMO account will receive three, exclusive, brand-new hats. These hats are a Cowboy Hat, a Blue Baseball Cap, and a Duck. Link your account and start your 8 bit adventure today.Aika: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with an Aika account will receive an exclusive starter package valued at $15. This pack includes a Mount and Mount Saddle. Use the mount to travel far distances in half the time and resist environmental damages. Use the Mount Saddle to lower the requirement to ride other mounts. Knights of the Sky: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with a Knights of the Sky account will receive a free Happy Hour, which increases the likelihood of recruiting better Heroes. Purchase 3,500 Crowns or more through Amazon and receive a free Labor Decree, which increases Construction queues from 3 to 5, or purchase 35,000 crowns or more and receive an exclusive free Hero (valid on first purchase only). Reach level 20 before October 6th, and receive 6 items that increase resource gain by 25%. Start playing today.Rappelz: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with a Rappelz. account will get an exclusive starter package, valued at $15. This pack includes a Stamina Saver that stops stamina from decreasing for 1 hour, an Animal Cracker used to earn 50% more EXP for 1 hour, a Pet Resurrection Spell book that resurrects pets instantly after a fall in battle, a Feather of Summon which instantly summons a friend to aide in battle, and a Hidden Village Pass that gives 7 days of access to the exclusive Hidden Village.

Luvinia: Customers who make any purchase of SparkCash to use in Luvinia will receive a 30-day Flying Griffin Mount. Flyff: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with a Flyff account will receive an exclusive starter package, valued at $15. This package contains a Magic Broom that allows customers to start flying immediately, bypassing the level 20 requirement, an S Protect Gift Box which will allow customers to upgrade an item to create stronger stats right from the start, a random Gift Box that contains something special, a Police Outfit, and a Kitty Pet to help collect loot.Steel Legions: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with a NEW Steel Legions account will receive one of three different, fully equipped premium tanks.Pandora Saga: Customers who link their Amazon accounts with a Pandora Saga account will receive a Beginner Gear set. Customers who purchase 3,500 Crowns or more through Amazon will receive Recipe: Wing Shield Vol. 1 (first time purchasers only). Customers who reach Level 20 before October 6th will receive a horse mount.

And that's just the free stuff you get with linking.

We're also carrying the games below and offering Amazon exclusive in-game packs for each game which provide a higher value than normal virtual good purchases.

World of Tanks: Customers can purchase three different Amazon-exclusive World of Tanks packs: Starter Pack, Advanced Pack, and Expert Pack.

Runescape: Customers who purchase a 90 or 180 day membership package for Runescape will receive an exclusive Golden Katana.

War Inc. Battle Zone: Customers are able to purchase three different War Inc. Battle Zone Amazon exclusive packs: the Merc Pack, Heroic Pack, and Kill Em All Pack

Pre-Order Borderlands 2 from us for 10% off and help me get a tattoo! Yes it activates on Steam!

I am a huge Borderlands 2 fan and I want this to be our best selling pre-order ever. So I've drawn a line in the sand. If, from now until launch, we take 40,000 more preorders than where we were on 7/2/2012 I will get a Borderlands tattoo on my back.

NOTE: Hope everyone is enjoying this thread and the deals and discussion in it. I just want to give you heads up that, if you post a question or PM me directly and I don't get back to you within 24 hours, please reach out again via PM as these ping several alarms in my outlook. Apologies in advance for any delay in response.

You can download an unlimited number of times for personal use. To re-download, go to Your Games and Software Library through the "Your Digital Items" link at the top of the screen and click the download button.Can I download and install to multiple computers?

For video games: Each game manufacturer has a different policy on how many installations are allowed with each product key. If you run out of installations for the product key you originally purchased from Amazon, please contact Customer Service and we will happily provide you with another key at no additional charge. You can install an unlimited number of times for personal use, however additional copies of the game for friends or family must be purchased separately.

I have to say DRM free games from ubisoft is a good surprise to me. Good work convincing a company known for their hateful DRM, especially for paying customers

Some of the titles were released DRM free while most were patched out of the game sometime after release.Of course the nice thing here is that the versions Amazon provides is updated and patched up - IE less headache and work overall

Just wanted to say thank you to Tony for all the great deals, and if you don't mind a quick question.

I understand that keys for the download games are a finite thing that Amazon buys in bulk, my question is. Will Amazon maintain the ability to download a game even if they are no longer selling it. Sorta like buying a game today, getting my key code, but not downloading it for a few years.

Amazon.com is going to be around a while, would love to be able to keep adding to a video game collection and in 10 years time, if the itch to play a game comes up, I would be able to go to my Amazon digital library and download it.

Thank you again for all the work you have put into this thread and Amazon development for pc gamers.

The original thread was closed while I was editing my post, this is the updated post. So sorry about double posting but....

Quote: Originally Posted by juanjavaYou definitely need a "bargain bin" section. And/Or a price filter. Sometimes I like to search for some very cheap (sometimes unknown) games to buy. You can discover some addictive games this way! Quote: Originally Posted by MugatuI play only core games but my mom loves casual games so it'd be good to have a nice place to get them from for her. Quote: Originally Posted by ScorchDo any of these work on Kindle Fire? You could market them that way. I know of more than a few people who would love deals on some KF games.

Exactly what I was thinking. You could market to tablets, using titles like board games or similar titles for cheap that people are already familiar with to draw them to the main page with the other more obscure titles. I mean putting the Murder She Wrote title up front isn't gonna get a second look, but games like the Jewel Quest and Hotel Dash are very similar to the online casino games my parents play, and they'd be more than willing to drop a few dollars on other titles like Murder She Wrote, simply because that's from their generation. even the Nancy Drew stuff isn't really targetable toward my generation and I'm 30. Something to keep in mind. However, if you could bolster the catalog with more puzzle or adventure games or even something along those lines a little more "modern" like Soduko (another hot property with older gamers), Chess,Monopoly,etc. Also, calling them "Casual Games" might actually be working against you. The Wii didn't become a hit with older gamers because they used casual to sell it (at least they didn't make that a buzz word).

Here's an example: My sister is getting the newer Kindle Fire, giving the older model to my Mom. She'll use it to do whatever in the down time while waiting for my niece to get out of the dentist, or girl scouts, etc. She'll be much more likely to game on it if she had a source of what I call "time suck" titles (not expecting you to use that one!). Games that are really fun, easy to play, and make time fly by (which requires more than a passing interest in the game itself). If you want my advice, bolster the catalog slightly with the board game/adventure type games (but don't go the little kid route, no "Barbie's Fun House", stay on your target demographic), make those the ones you advertise, and when they click through to the main page, they will be introduced to the broader catalog and will be much more likely to purchase as a bundle some of the more obscure titles like Women's Murder Club.

And as far as us here at CAG, there's more than just a few of us still playing the old LucasArts point and click adventures, old Commodore64 games, and emulating our old 16 bit and NES systems, and playing old copies of games like MIST. We love us some strategy board game/adventure game or detective game type scenarios and will certainly be buying our fair share. In fact I'm already looking at games like Midnight Mysteries, Spooky Manor (sounds kinda like Maniac Mansion or Day of the Tentacle), and Mystery at Mortlake Mansion. And those titles are intresting at $5, if you make good on your promise of possiblty bringing them down even further....especially since some of them are just 50MB each, then my friend it's a deal. Nostalgia for the good ol' days of gaming. I could fill up an entire weekend gaming session for $20, have maybe a couple hundred megs to download (also important to keep game sizes down, most people are looking for these types of games on a mobile platform..laptop,kindle,etc.) That would be awesome. But I would find something to call them other than "casual" I'm drawing a blank at the moment, but my other CAG's can possibly answer the call.

BTW, having direct communication with a Marketing Manager for such a huge retailer and being able to give input, being asked to give it no less, regarding how to approach advertising towards us is unprecedented and much appreciated. It works for everyone. You guys sell more games, create a larger user base (repeat customers), and increase market share as well as your reputation. We get fantastic deals on games we already want, get exposed to games that flew under the radar, and are much more willing to spend $5 or $10 on a game that we know little about but have now been exposed to, and now have an interest in and are willing to give a try at that price. Also getting much more value for the dollar which equals more games we get to try meaning more fun. Not to mention the fact that because you, (Amazon) are tapping into an already established community that give feedback to one another, which only serves to amplify the results. Well done Tony. and Thanks Again and good luck with the "casual" side of gaming.

I'm having a strange issue with Vegas 2. Every character model's head and eyes jitter around nonstop like they're on crack. Can't find any fixes for this online, just wondering if anyone else is having this issue.
Also bought HAWX with the deal, but the download was corrupted at the final 0.03GB, 6 hours wasted :( Still redownloading today.

I have to say DRM free games from ubisoft is a good surprise to me. Good work convincing a company known for their hateful DRM, especially for paying customers

Yes now if only someone can talk some sense into them to yank it the hell out of their newer stuff.

I really wanted to get Anno 2070 but not with the 3 install limit DRM crap. And yes I know I can contact Amazon customer service but I shouldn't have to go through that hassle. Supposedly the 3 activations regenerate over time, or so some translation of some obscure German Ubisoft page says but again, I shouldn't have to. Don't treat your customers like thieves.

A lot of people have learned the hard way to steer well away from Ubisoft due to their extreme DRM implementations so hopefully these DRM free games sell well enough to buy them a clue.

Will there be a download avail of Diablo 3? Or is download only a blizzard only thing? Thanks!

I'm no official, but I don't think Blizzard has ever offered download copies on anything other than their own Battle.net service. They're pretty all-inclusive with themselves. Either way, any copy of Diablo 3 would have to go through Battle.net and be registered there.

On this page, I see the BOGO promotion is going until Saturday 3/17; however on the Amazon Deal page, it says the BOGO credit is only good until Wednesday 3/14.Just curious which one is the most current, correct info.http://www.amazon.co..._rd_i=979455011

Yes now if only someone can talk some sense into them to yank it the hell out of their newer stuff.

I really wanted to get Anno 2070 but not with the 3 install limit DRM crap. And yes I know I can contact Amazon customer service but I shouldn't have to go through that hassle. Supposedly the 3 activations regenerate over time, or so some translation of some obscure German Ubisoft page says but again, I shouldn't have to. Don't treat your customers like thieves.

Yeah, this is what's so crazy. If you're going to steal it, then the DRM doesn't effect you. If you want to buy it, then it does.

I've heard people actually say things like "just buy it and download a stolen copy", but I have problems with that on multiple levels. It's like I have money, I want to give it to you!

I clicked try again/edit, and it didn't list my card, just had a spot to enter a new card...so I reentered my card (a Discover) and then it says:

"We're sorry. An error occurred when we tried to process your request. Rest assured, we're working to resolve the problem as soon as possible. Please try again in a few minutes"

Any thoughts?

I don't know what's going on, but I got a receipt that I bought it, so...I guess the error message is bogus? Oh well, as long as I'm only billed once LOL

On this page, I see the BOGO promotion is going until Saturday 3/17; however on the Amazon Deal page, it says the BOGO credit is only good until Wednesday 3/14.Just curious which one is the most current, correct info.http://www.amazon.co..._rd_i=979455011

Thanks!

I saw that too, but it actually says the credit is good until APRIL 14th, not 03/14, and the way I interpreted it is this:

$5 Ubisoft games will end on 03/17. If for whatever reason you bought a $5 game and did not get the second one free before the sale ended, you still have a $5 credit you can use on any one of those games (at regular price I would presume?) and you have until April 14th to use that credit.

I saw that too, but it actually says the credit is good until APRIL 14th, not 03/14, and the way I interpreted it is this:

$5 Ubisoft games will end on 03/17. If for whatever reason you bought a $5 game and did not get the second one free before the sale ended, you still have a $5 credit you can use on any one of those games (at regular price I would presume?) and you have until April 14th to use that credit.

OOHH!! Good catch! Thanks Fox Now to figure out what games I want.....

I wanted to add another voice as a "hardcore" gamer who likes casual games - especially Luxor. Luxor Evolved looks awesome and I almost bit at Steam's lame 10% off price. Knowing that you guys at Amazon are considering casual game sales, I will wait and whittle away at my backlog for a while.

As for places to market casual games - I agree the mobile / tablet space is a good idea - maybe a site like pinterest? I have started hanging out on Reddit a lot too - there are a lot of gamers of all types posting there, and a lot of small game publishers are doing giveaways to "redditors". The publishers of Faerie Solitaire gave away 10,000 copies of their game a couple days ago, so it looks like they are liking the exposure.

Thanks for the promos, now I have to decide if I'm going to spring for another couple Ubisoft games before the sale ends.

Just wanted to say thank you to Tony for all the great deals, and if you don't mind a quick question.

I understand that keys for the download games are a finite thing that Amazon buys in bulk, my question is. Will Amazon maintain the ability to download a game even if they are no longer selling it. Sorta like buying a game today, getting my key code, but not downloading it for a few years.

Amazon.com is going to be around a while, would love to be able to keep adding to a video game collection and in 10 years time, if the itch to play a game comes up, I would be able to go to my Amazon digital library and download it.

Thank you again for all the work you have put into this thread and Amazon development for pc gamers.

One of Amazon's promises with our Game Downloads is that as long as Amazon exists you'll have access to your binaries in your games and software library.

So yes, you can re-download whenever you want .

The original thread was closed while I was editing my post, this is the updated post. So sorry about double posting but....

Quote: Originally Posted by juanjavaYou definitely need a "bargain bin" section. And/Or a price filter. Sometimes I like to search for some very cheap (sometimes unknown) games to buy. You can discover some addictive games this way! Quote: Originally Posted by MugatuI play only core games but my mom loves casual games so it'd be good to have a nice place to get them from for her. Quote: Originally Posted by ScorchDo any of these work on Kindle Fire? You could market them that way. I know of more than a few people who would love deals on some KF games.

Exactly what I was thinking. You could market to tablets, using titles like board games or similar titles for cheap that people are already familiar with to draw them to the main page with the other more obscure titles. I mean putting the Murder She Wrote title up front isn't gonna get a second look, but games like the Jewel Quest and Hotel Dash are very similar to the online casino games my parents play, and they'd be more than willing to drop a few dollars on other titles like Murder She Wrote, simply because that's from their generation. even the Nancy Drew stuff isn't really targetable toward my generation and I'm 30. Something to keep in mind. However, if you could bolster the catalog with more puzzle or adventure games or even something along those lines a little more "modern" like Soduko (another hot property with older gamers), Chess,Monopoly,etc. Also, calling them "Casual Games" might actually be working against you. The Wii didn't become a hit with older gamers because they used casual to sell it (at least they didn't make that a buzz word).

Here's an example: My sister is getting the newer Kindle Fire, giving the older model to my Mom. She'll use it to do whatever in the down time while waiting for my niece to get out of the dentist, or girl scouts, etc. She'll be much more likely to game on it if she had a source of what I call "time suck" titles (not expecting you to use that one!). Games that are really fun, easy to play, and make time fly by (which requires more than a passing interest in the game itself). If you want my advice, bolster the catalog slightly with the board game/adventure type games (but don't go the little kid route, no "Barbie's Fun House", stay on your target demographic), make those the ones you advertise, and when they click through to the main page, they will be introduced to the broader catalog and will be much more likely to purchase as a bundle some of the more obscure titles like Women's Murder Club.

And as far as us here at CAG, there's more than just a few of us still playing the old LucasArts point and click adventures, old Commodore64 games, and emulating our old 16 bit and NES systems, and playing old copies of games like MIST. We love us some strategy board game/adventure game or detective game type scenarios and will certainly be buying our fair share. In fact I'm already looking at games like Midnight Mysteries, Spooky Manor (sounds kinda like Maniac Mansion or Day of the Tentacle), and Mystery at Mortlake Mansion. And those titles are intresting at $5, if you make good on your promise of possiblty bringing them down even further....especially since some of them are just 50MB each, then my friend it's a deal. Nostalgia for the good ol' days of gaming. I could fill up an entire weekend gaming session for $20, have maybe a couple hundred megs to download (also important to keep game sizes down, most people are looking for these types of games on a mobile platform..laptop,kindle,etc.) That would be awesome. But I would find something to call them other than "casual" I'm drawing a blank at the moment, but my other CAG's can possibly answer the call.

BTW, having direct communication with a Marketing Manager for such a huge retailer and being able to give input, being asked to give it no less, regarding how to approach advertising towards us is unprecedented and much appreciated. It works for everyone. You guys sell more games, create a larger user base (repeat customers), and increase market share as well as your reputation. We get fantastic deals on games we already want, get exposed to games that flew under the radar, and are much more willing to spend $5 or $10 on a game that we know little about but have now been exposed to, and now have an interest in and are willing to give a try at that price. Also getting much more value for the dollar which equals more games we get to try meaning more fun. Not to mention the fact that because you, (Amazon) are tapping into an already established community that give feedback to one another, which only serves to amplify the results. Well done Tony. and Thanks Again and good luck with the "casual" side of gaming.

I wanted to add another voice as a "hardcore" gamer who likes casual games - especially Luxor. Luxor Evolved looks awesome and I almost bit at Steam's lame 10% off price. Knowing that you guys at Amazon are considering casual game sales, I will wait and whittle away at my backlog for a while.

As for places to market casual games - I agree the mobile / tablet space is a good idea - maybe a site like pinterest? I have started hanging out on Reddit a lot too - there are a lot of gamers of all types posting there, and a lot of small game publishers are doing giveaways to "redditors". The publishers of Faerie Solitaire gave away 10,000 copies of their game a couple days ago, so it looks like they are liking the exposure.

Thanks for the promos, now I have to decide if I'm going to spring for another couple Ubisoft games before the sale ends.

Guys,

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your feedback and input on this kind of stuff. So far I've got 182 "casual" games in the Spring sale for $2.99 and I will let you know if more come down the pipe. We're also looking at different ways to brand and name this selection of games. Stay tuned for more changes.

As always, I'd appreciate any feedback as to where you repost any deals that I post and how the community response. I'm happy to support you guys as you help spread the word about what we're doing.

You guys rock...CAG is the best community on the internet...you heard it here.

Hey Tony,

Will there be a download avail of Diablo 3? Or is download only a blizzard only thing? Thanks!

I would give my left kidney to distribute Blizzard games digitally lol.

Anyone else had trouble actually buying one of the Ubisoft games? I haven't had issues like this before with Amazon.

I started with Assassin's Creed, and the web page sat for several minutes with a spinning circle/icon thing saying to wait. Then it said something about not being able to charge my card.

I clicked try again/edit, and it didn't list my card, just had a spot to enter a new card...so I reentered my card (a Discover) and then it says:

"We're sorry. An error occurred when we tried to process your request. Rest assured, we're working to resolve the problem as soon as possible. Please try again in a few minutes"

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